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WAIMEA, Hawaii : The first Big Islander to be killed in action in the Global War on Terror, U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Christopher L. Camero, will be remembered on Thursday, the 18th of August, as he is laid to rest at the West Hawaii Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

“Hundreds, possibly thousands”, of Hawaii residents are expected to line funeral procession route from Waimea to the cemetery in Kona, according to those organizing the massive salute.

Camero was 19 when he died on July 15th in Germany after stepping on a homemade bomb – whilst conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Chris was a 2010 graduate of Honoka‘a High School. The Lance-Corporal’s service awards include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon and Afghanistan Campaign Medal.

This message has been circulating around the internet, and arrived to our inbox from numerous sources:

Please consider joining members of our community by standing in honour of United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Christopher L. Camero the first Big Island boy to be killed in action in the Global War on Terror.

Hundreds, possibly thousands, of your fellow Big Island citizens will be lining points along the funeral procession’s route from Waimea to the West Hawai‘i Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Thursday 18th August 2011.

The procession will depart Annunciation Catholic Church in Waimea at approximately 11:00 am and will arrive at the West Hawai‘i Veterans Cemetery at 12:00 noon.

The route will be along the mauka Māmalahoa Highway from Waimea to Waikoloa Road Junction at the A-Frame and down through Waikoloa Village, turning left on Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway and onto the WHVMC, just past Kūki‘o.

Members of the community are invited to line the roads around the entrance to the Veterans Cemetery and leading up to it; or to choose points anywhere along the entire route where you would like to stand with United States Flags. Once the official procession passes, you can get in your own vehicle and become part of the motorcade.

For more information, go here: or contact John Grogan @ 326-2309 / rosemifsud@aol.com

Lance Cpl. Christopher L. Camero, 19, of Waimea died 15th July 2011 in Germany of wounds suffered whilst conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division of the I Marine Expeditionary Force based in Twenty-nine Palms, California.

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